Government & Politics

(*This post has been updated to clarify Toomey's position on O'Rourke's comments)Confiscating assault weapons, as suggested by Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke, is an "awful and extreme idea," that would derail "commonsense ... efforts"...

A ruling issued by a state appeals court Thursday will allow gun owners to challenge locally passed firearms laws, regardless of whether they have been prosecuted for violating the ordinances. In a 7-0 decision, Commonwealth...